If you are divorcing and selling leave some ‘man’ evidence

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Looking to buy a house. Saw a house today which is being sold after current owners have only been there 3 years and spent a fair amount of money in that time. Told it was being sold to invest in their business......except, only 1 bedside table and no evidence of a husband/male partner in the house. We’ve seen this several times. It’s obvious it’s a divorce sale, which usually means you can bargain harder. So, if you are selling, at least have a second bedside table with a few books on it and some men’s shirts in the cupboards.

You do realise some women buy a house without a man?

So they just get rid of the extra bedside table when they decide to split?

Does “bargain harder” actually mean “take advantage of a deeply unhappy time in people’s life to get some money off”...? Wouldn’t even have crossed my mind to be honest, how strange that people would behave that way.

What a weird post... And why would you think you can get a better price if the sale is due to divorce?

We’ve only got one bedside table and we are definitely not divorced! Also I didn’t realise it was a thing to try and get a discount from other people’s sad situations!

I live with my husband and I dont have a bedside table... and if I’m honest there’s not much evidence of me scattered around.. not unless you go through my chest of drawers which potential buyers would not do- to note they are stand alone drawers so my personal ones.

yup the old classic ‘off with the bedside table’ gives it away every single time.

WTF!?

There's a certain size house around us which is almost always sold because of one of the 4 'Ds' - death, divorce, debt or downsizing. The only one of those which isn't massively distressing for the person involved is downsizing and even that's usually an older couple selling the house they brought their family up in. So I wouldn't treat any of them any differently - bedside tables or not.

super weird post.

Our house was empty when sold due to divorce,we were in no hurry to sell to cheapskates.

The fact that we had different addresses might have given the game away that and the reason for sale being divorce.
We only had one bedside unit but that wasn't why we split.

No man has ever lived in this house. When I decide to sell I will get a man over to leave up the toilet seat.

I honestly think your reasoning is illogical and bizarre.

When I buy a house (3 x in my life) I bargain super dooper hard because I want to give as little of my money to strangers as I possibly can. I bargain hard no matter what their circumstances.

Your post almost implies that if someone is downsizing you'll pay the asking price and if someone is divorcing you'll try and get a reduction. That is just bizzare! Bargain hard always surely?

Ha! I'm divorced and I have two bedside tables.

I'm married with no bed side tables. I feel cheated.

Picturing some man stomping down the driveway in a huff, bedside table under his arm “you’ll be hearing from my solicitor!”

Must inform lesbian friends to invest in some male memorabilia and up their bargaining game incase of ill informed presumptive house buyers..

leave some shirts in the cupboard

Eww. You're one of those buyers, who poke around inside cupboards. Nosey.

Stop it!!!

Its pretty good going if you can wave the ex off with just a bedside table to his name..

We have only one bedside table ( the other one is in DD’s room). I also just realized that we have 2 beds and 5 toothbrushes out in the bathroom. So our house would be real mystery for buyers!
OP, apart from moral side, I disagree with your argument because people who are divorcing need more money to buy a house each. So don’t get your hopes too high.

I divorced and took my bedside table with me

My house is clearly single woman only and I've sold it for the asking price in 2 weeks.

DH would take his bedside table.

He agonised over finding the right ones for months.

Which, funnily enough, nearly made me ask for a divorce.

That made me chuckle Holdmecloser